Mark Dion

(American, born 1961)

Mark Dion is an American Conceptual artist whose practice examines the history of the museum and the presentation of knowledge. Through a rigorous examination and recreation of traditional methods of display, he calls into question the hierarchies of the aesthetics and conventions of historical proof and reason. “I identify with the mission of the museum, where you go to gain knowledge through things,” he has explained. “Museums are time capsules. They embody the values of their time. In the 19th century, the polar bear was presented as a fearful monster with sharp claws. Nowadays as a vulnerable creature that needs to be protected.’’ Dion often uses the artifice of an archaeological or scientific tone in his work to complicate the viewers’ experience of whether to trust or distrust the ideas presented in his work. Born on August 28, 1961 in New Bedford, MA, he went on to study art at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Dion’s work can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, and the Seattle Art Museum, among others. The artist lives and works in New York, NY.

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Mark Dion Artworks

Mark Dion (112 results)

Serie von 4 Serigrafien, 2014

Mark Dion

Serie von 4 Serigrafien, 2014

Sale Date: February 3, 2022

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Set aus 6 Arbeiten

Mark Dion

Set aus 6 Arbeiten

Sale Date: January 21, 2022

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Series of 6 Prints, 2014

Mark Dion

Series of 6 Prints, 2014

Sale Date: November 25, 2021

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DION, MARK. Fragment of Travel, Exploration, , 2007

Mark Dion

DION, MARK. Fragment of Travel, Exploration, , 2007

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Mark Dion

Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Monument for the Birds of Puffin Island, 2006

Mark Dion

Monument for the Birds of Puffin Island, 2006

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Insignia for - The South Florida Wildlife..., 2006

Mark Dion

Insignia for - The South Florida Wildlife..., 2006

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Adventures in December, 1999

Mark Dion

Adventures in December, 1999

Sale Date: August 19, 2021

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Raptar, 2000

Mark Dion

Sale Date: December 3, 2020

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Mark Dion

"Fragments of Travel, 2007

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

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Mark Dion

"Raiding Neptune's Vault, 1997–1998

Sale Date: May 23, 2021

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Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Mark Dion

Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Sale Date: May 13, 2021

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Burnt Trophies, 2012

Mark Dion

Burnt Trophies, 2012

Sale Date: May 2, 2021

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Mess Conference, 2004

Mark Dion

Mess Conference, 2004

Sale Date: November 5, 2020

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The Hall of the Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes , 1996

Mark Dion

The Hall of the Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes , 1996

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Mark Dion

Macaw, from Guyana Series, 1994

Sale Date: November 19, 2020

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Raptar, 2000

Mark Dion

Sale Date: August 13, 2020

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The Tar Museum - Skull, 2006

Mark Dion

The Tar Museum - Skull, 2006

Sale Date: July 15, 2020

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Sans titre, 2001

Mark Dion

Sans titre, 2001

Sale Date: December 1, 2019

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Set aus 6 Graphiken, 2014

Mark Dion

Set aus 6 Graphiken, 2014

Sale Date: June 21, 2019

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L'ÉDUCATION SENTIMENTALE, 2007

Mark Dion and Dana Sherwood

L'ÉDUCATION SENTIMENTALE, 2007

Sale Date: March 20, 2019

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Monument to the birds of Guam, 2005

Mark Dion

Monument to the birds of Guam, 2005

Sale Date: March 12, 2019

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Primates, 2006

Mark Dion

Primates, 2006

Sale Date: March 12, 2019

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„Palaearctic“ / „Neotropical“ /..., 2014

Mark Dion

„Palaearctic“ / „Neotropical“ /..., 2014

Sale Date: December 1, 2018

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